Description: This is a generative and workshop based poetry class. We will kick off the new year together by trying out a variety of writing routines. This class is aimed toward writers of poems who may have fallen out of a consistent writing routine. We’ll look to great writers for advice and study the writing routines of contemporary poets. The class will be a collaborative writing community where everyone critiques and supports each other’s work, and is ideal for writers who have written poetry in some capacity in the past.The hope is that you end the class energized and inspired to continue a poetry practice into the new year. Jane Kenyon’s advice to writers is indicative of what we are aiming toward in this class: “Be a good steward of your gifts. Protect your time. Feed your inner life.”

Instructor: Melanie Tafejian

Dates: Begins Sunday, January 18, 2026 and runs every Sunday for six weeks total

Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Level: Beginner and above

8 seats max

Location: online

$615: true price

$349: subsidized price

$374, $399, $449: donate an extra $25, $50, or $100 to our scholarship fund

A note on pricing:  the “true price” reflects the true cost of the class, which includes paying a fair wage to our staff and instructors, rental fees for the Redbud headquarters and for the community spaces where we host our classes, website and administrative/commerce fees, outreach and advertising to spread the word about our offerings, and the coordination and administration for our community classes, which serve people who could not otherwise access creative writing. We’re not a university or a large corporation and that means we don’t have an operating budget we can rely on; we’re proud to be a small, local, women- and minority-run business that is passionate about bringing the transformative power of the arts to our community. Your tuition helps Redbud with the critical work of keeping the arts accessible to the public. 

We also offer students a chance to donate to our scholarship fund. At check-out, you will be given the option of choosing a donor price. If you choose one of these prices, the extra $25, $50, or $100 will go towards scholarships for students who would not be able to afford our classes otherwise.  Thank you in advance for considering making a contribution to inclusivity and access!

Read the fine print, including our cancellation policy, here.